Image Processing Device History Button Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing devices lack the ability to conveniently access and reuse image data from previous operations, limiting user convenience and efficiency in performing new image processing tasks.
Innovation Solution
An image processing device with an operation panel, storage unit, and controller that displays history buttons containing information about past image processing operations, allowing users to access and reuse corresponding image data for new processing tasks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If image data from previous operations is stored and made accessible, then user convenience and efficiency are improved, but device complexity and storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested structure where history buttons are embedded within the operation panel's display interface. Each history button contains condensed information about previous image processing operations, and selecting a history button reveals associated image data and processing parameters. This nested organization allows users to access past operations through a hierarchical interface without cluttering the main operation panel, thereby improving ease of operation while managing device complexity through structured information presentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces history buttons as intermediary elements between the user and the stored image data. These buttons serve as mediators that present summarized information about previous operations and facilitate selective access to the underlying image data and processing parameters. The intermediary layer filters and organizes information, allowing users to access needed data without directly interfacing with the complex storage structure, thus improving usability while abstracting away system complexity.
2Loss of information
If multiple history buttons with image data are displayed and stored, then access to past image data is improved, but storage space and memory requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential information from previous image processing operations to create history buttons. Instead of storing complete image data within each history button, the system extracts key metadata such as processing type, parameters, and timestamps, while storing the actual image data separately in the storage unit. This extraction approach allows the operation panel to display multiple history buttons with minimal memory overhead, improving access to past image data while conserving storage resources.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the storage of image data and operation information into separate components. History buttons contain segmented information about previous operations (processing type, parameters, timestamps), while the actual image data is stored separately in the storage unit. This segmentation allows the system to maintain multiple history entries in the operation panel without proportionally increasing storage requirements, as each history button references shared image data rather than duplicating it.
3Ease of operation
If history buttons are always displayed on the operation panel, then user convenience is improved, but the operation panel interface becomes cluttered and harder to navigate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic display mechanism where history buttons are conditionally rendered on the operation panel based on system state and user context. The controller determines whether to display history buttons by evaluating conditions such as current operation mode, user preferences, and available display space. This dynamic approach allows the interface to adapt between showing comprehensive history access and maintaining a clean, simplified layout, thereby improving ease of operation without permanently increasing interface complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by making the visibility of history buttons context-dependent rather than uniform across all operating conditions. In certain modes or situations, history buttons are displayed to provide comprehensive access to past operations. In other contexts, they are hidden or minimized to maintain a clean interface. This localized application of history display functionality allows the system to optimize the balance between accessibility and interface simplicity based on specific operational contexts.
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AI summary
An image processing device includes an operation panel, a storage unit, and a controller. The operation panel is configured to accept an instruction from a user regarding image processing and be capable of displaying multiple history buttons containing information about previously completed image processing. The storage unit is configured to store image data handled in previous image processing. The controller allows access to corresponding image data inside the storage unit via a displayed history button, among the history buttons, under a condition that the history button can be displayed on the operation panel.